TMDb Rating
9.2/10
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Images of the Estado Novo 1937-45 (2016)
Documentary
227 min
Plot Summary
Resorting on a vast archive material of newsreels, photographs, letters, family videos, fiction movies, diary and popular songs excerpts, the documentary reassesses the legacy of the dictatorial period of Getúlio Vargas (1937-1945). Through the comparison and analysis of these heterogeneous records, produced for different purposes, from political propaganda to family celebration, the film explores the several layers of the political web of the Estado Novo, exposing its external inspirational sources, functionality and contradictions.
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DocumentaryEduardo Escorel2016
Director
Eduardo Escorel
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